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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An outstanding team reached the pinnacle of its |
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sport when the Lady Buccaneers of Blinn College captured the 2008 |
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National Junior College Athletic Association Division 1 national |
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championship in volleyball on November 22 in Council Bluffs, Iowa; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, The Lady Bucs' championship win over the University |
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of Arkansas at Fort Smith came after a harrowing first two sets that |
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put the Blinn women behind 2-0; the team's focus and determination |
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helped it to battle back, however, and it won the last three sets to |
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take the match; the triumph capped an exceptional season of 33 wins |
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and only 2 losses, with many of the victories coming as three-set |
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sweeps; and |
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WHEREAS, This season's exceptional accomplishments resulted |
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from the combined efforts of all the team members, including |
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freshmen Angela McAdams, Lakeshia Craft, Elizaveta Senenkova, |
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Christy Hodge, Katelyn Rohan, Keidra Williams, Cinthya Roberto, and |
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Hivya Leite, and sophomores Lori Hunsucker, Korinne Stinson, |
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Jennifer Goodwin, Kara Stinson, Laura Twedell, and Kayla Schmidt; |
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moreover, Ms. Schmidt was honored by the American Volleyball |
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Coaches Association as the 2008 Two-Year Colleges National Player |
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of the Year; and |
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WHEREAS, Head coach David Rehr provided assured leadership |
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throughout the season, inspiring his players to realize the dream |
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of a national title; he was ably supported by assistant coach Brian |
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Froebel, a Blinn graduate in his first year as Coach Rehr's |
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full-time assistant; and |
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WHEREAS, Winning a national championship represents the |
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culmination of countless hours of hard work and an unwavering |
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commitment to teamwork, and the student-athletes of the Lady |
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Buccaneers volleyball team will carry the memory of this |
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accomplishment with them for the rest of their lives; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the coaches and players of the |
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Blinn College Lady Buccaneers volleyball team on winning the 2008 |
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NJCAA Division 1 national volleyball championship and extend to |
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them sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the team as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |